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title: Clerk
sidebarTitle: Clerk
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import Overview from "/snippets/overview.mdx"
import PreBuiltTooling from "/snippets/generated/clerk/PreBuiltTooling.mdx"
import PreBuiltUseCases from "/snippets/generated/clerk/PreBuiltUseCases.mdx"

<Overview />
<PreBuiltTooling />
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## Access requirements
| Pre-Requisites | Status | Comment|
| - | - | - |
| Paid dev account | ✅ Not required  | Free, self-signup for a [Clerk account](https://dashboard.clerk.com/sign-up). |
| Paid test account | ✅ Not required | Free Clerk account can be used for testing. |
| Partnership | ✅ Not required  | |
| App review | ✅ Not required  | |
| Security audit | ✅ Not required  | |


## Setup guide

_No setup guide yet._

<Tip>Need help getting started? Get help in the [community](https://nango.dev/slack).</Tip>

<Note>Contribute improvements to the setup guide by [editing this page](https://github.com/nangohq/nango/tree/master/docs/integrations/all/clerk.mdx)</Note>


## Useful links

-   [Clerk Backend API Reference](https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api/description/introduction)
-   [Authentication Documentation](https://clerk.com/docs/authentication/overview)
-   [API Keys Documentation](https://clerk.com/docs/upgrade-guides/api-keys)
-   [Environment Variables](https://clerk.com/docs/deployments/clerk-environment-variables)
-   [Rate Limits](https://clerk.com/docs/backend-requests/resources/rate-limits)

<Note>Contribute useful links by [editing this page](https://github.com/nangohq/nango/tree/master/docs/integrations/all/clerk.mdx)</Note>

## API gotchas

- **API Key Format**: Clerk uses different key prefixes for different environments. Use `sk_test_` keys for development and `sk_live_` keys for production.
- **Rate Limits**: Clerk implements rate limiting based on your subscription plan. Free tier includes 10,000 monthly active users and standard rate limits.
- **API Versioning**: Clerk uses API versioning through headers. The current version is v1, accessible at `https://api.clerk.com/v1`.

<Note>Contribute API gotchas by [editing this page](https://github.com/nangohq/nango/tree/master/docs/integrations/all/clerk.mdx)</Note>

<Card title="Connect to Clerk" icon="link" href="/integrations/all/clerk/connect" horizontal>
  Guide to connect to Clerk using Nango Connect.
</Card>